1. Unit 12: Poverty POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO POVERTY

2. SECTION 2 UK POVERTY Solutions to UK Poverty? Is an increase in the NMW a solutions to tackle poverty?

3. SECTION 2 UK POVERTY Learning Objectives Identify a range of solutions to tackle UK poverty Describe the benefits and drawbacks of each solution to tackle UK poverty

4. SECTION 2 UK POVERTY Poverty in Middlesbrough Middlesbrough and the northeast region suffers from low average incomes, poor standards of living and relative poverty compared to the rest of the UK, especially London and the South East List the possible solutions to tackle relative poverty in Middlesrbough!

5. SECTION 2 UK POVERTY Poverty and its EFFECTS on Individuals! AQA put forward the following solutions as examples; 1. Changes to the taxation and benefit system to favour those on low incomes 2. Increase the National Minimum Wage (a living wage?) 3. Improved training and education programmes Complete the solutions task sheet by describing and evaluating each of the three solutions; add a fourth solution of your own

6. SECTION 2 UK POVERTY Solutions to UK Poverty? Should education and training programmes be improved?

7. SECTION 2 UK POVERTY ‘Solutions’ exam questions It is likely (but not certain) that the 12 mark question for the Poverty section will cover solutions to UK poverty (or a developed country) You will only have time to talk about 2, possibly 3 solutions in detail As the causes of poverty are so diverse and different, any solution to tackle UK poverty will have to consist of a range of policies and government interventions. As such you should include this consideration in response to this type of question, should it be asked in the exam (see the example of a concluding paragraph below) “I believe that the most effective solution to tackle UK poverty is to increase the NMW so that it becomes a ‘Living Wage’, enabling those in income poverty to achieve an acceptable standard of living. However the fact that poverty is a consequences of factors other than low income (such as illness, increased cost of living and debt), any solution to tackle poverty will have to include a range of measures, used in combination with a policy to raise the NMW.”